We Will Not Be Silent

Why, you ask, has someone started yet one more blog? The name speaks for itself. Too many times we see an injustice to someone else, we feel powerless to get involved, to speak out, to make a change. But, in a blog, late at night when you can't sleep anyway, you can unload your thoughts and see if anyone else is feeling about something the same way you are. Voices can unite, information can be passed along, somewhere along the line changes can occur.

I read once that, in conflict, you may not be able to change your opponent, but you can change how you relate to your opponent, thereby causing the conflict to change.

My friend lost her job. My alma mater was her employer. I did not feel her departure was warranted, nor was the manner in which her departure was handled. I wrote to my alma mater for an explanation of the events and have had no response. My fellow classmates wrote similar letters with similar non-responses. At a time when openess and transparency are being demanded by more and more of the general public on a wide variety of things, my alma mater chooses to ignore the questions in the hope that, if they ignore us, we will go away. Sorry. My attempts at direct communication with my 'opponent' are not working, so I am changing how I relate to them. I am starting this blog. I welcome all my fellow classmates, alumni of other classes, students currently enrolled, board members, to join in this blog.